twentieth Sunday in ordinary time

St. Gregory Stewardship Aug. 9 & 10, 2014

Weekly Per Family Envelopes $ 2,496.00 $ 11.61 Loose $ 238.33 $ 1.11 Total $ 2,734.33 $ 12.72 Support Budget/Week: $ 3,558.00 $ 16.55 Difference this Week: $ (823.67) $ (3.83)

Total August Green Sunday Collections: $40.00 Bishop’s Appeal Second Collection: $620.52-Thank you

Parish News

HELP NEEDED – God has given each of us a talent to share with others. St. Gregory Parish needs your help in all of our scheduled ministries. Please share yours with our parish. Thank you to those who already do. All are WELCOME. For more information contact Meg at the Parish Office 773-2511 or Father Pat 1-414-581-2397.

The Fall Festival is St. Gregory’s next fundraiser. We are in need of items for game prizes and also gifts to be used in the Silent Auc-tion. Your used gift bags from stores, etc. are also needed for the Hidden Treasures game. If you have any questions, please give Debbie Griem a call at 773-2708.

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, August 27th for Sneak Peek Day. From 4-6pm you and your child(ren) can visit the class-rooms, meet the teachers, and drop off school supplies.

2014 Diocesan Seminarian Collection to date, has received $150 from St. Gregory Parishioners and $45.00 from Holy Trinity Parish-ioners. May God Bless you for your generosity.

Holy Trinity Wishes to Thank! ~ Bob Salm, Bob Schneider and Dennis Albright for picking up the wood in Door County for the ceiling in the new drive-thru. It is certainly appreciated. And 284 pounds of aluminum cans were taken in this week for $147.68. Since Sept of 2012 we have collected 2,428 pounds and gained $1,258.48. Thank you to the people collecting, donating and driving! Plus a wheelchair has been donated to Holy Trinity in the memory of Donna Ascher by her daughters Denise Bertino, Renee Ascher Ellis and friend of the family, Brian Willmas. A sincere thank you.

In Sympathy ~ Please pray for the repose of the soul of Holy Trinity parishioner, Richard Jenquine, who passed away on August 1. May God grant him eternal rest.

The chairman of the Committee of International Justice and Peace of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) asked the U.S. bishops to invite the people of their dioceses to pray for peace in Iraq on Sunday, August 17. Below is a prayer written by the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch of Iraq, His Beatitude Louis Rafael Sako;

Lord, The plight of our country is deep and the suffering of Christians

is severe and frightening. Therefore, we ask you Lord

to spare our lives, and to grant us patience, and courage to continue our witness of Christian values

with trust and hope. Lord, peace is the foundation of life;

Grant us the peace and stability that will enable us to live with each other without fear and anxiety,

and with dignity and joy.

Glory be to you forever.

Question of the Week??

How patient is my prayer, how undaunted my confidence in Jesus’ personal love for me?

How do I treat those who pester me for a share of my time, attention, and love?

Worship Schedule

Sunday, Aug. 17-Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00pm + Deceased Members of Weber & Stiefvater Families 8:00 am + Ray & Mathilda Koenig

10:00 am + Marge (Weber) Lindberg 7:00 pm + For the Intentions of HT & SG Parishioners Tuesday, Aug. 19-St. John Eudes, Priest 8:15am + Special Intention– For the healing of DM Wednesday, Aug. 20-St. Bernard, Abbot & Doctor of the Church 8:15am + Special Intention Thursday, Aug. 21-St. Pius X, Pope 8:15am + Barney Mullens Friday, Aug. 22-The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary

8:15am + Mary (Weber) Kuhl Saturday, Aug, 23-St. Rose of Lima, Virgin

4:00pm + Deceased Shea Family Sunday, Aug. 24-Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 am + Edwin & Josephine Schaefer 10:00 am + Deceased Members of the Madson & Schleh Families

7:00 pm + Frieda Mayr

Liturgical Ministers August 23 & 24

Greeters: 4:00pm Jamie & Sarah Arenz, Lucille Heinzen, Ron & Jan Christel 8:00am Randy & Sandy Neils 10:00am Agnes Neumeyer, Martin & Mary Seichter, Toni Pontar 7:00pm Volunteers Lectors: 4:00pm Debbie Griem 8:00am Mary Valukas 10:00am Mary Ann Ristow 7:00pm Volunteers Extra Ordinary Ministers of the Eucharist: 4:00pm Lucille Heinzen, Debbie Griem, Mary Olig 8:00am Dennis & Lois Albright, Kevin Koenig, Joleen Bonde 10:00am Dorothy Prokop, Julie Galien, Toni Pontar 7:00pm Volunteers Ushers: 4:00pm Ken Riesterer, Mark Kenneke, Jim Endries, Garrison Frost

8:00am Kevin Bonde, Glenn Neils, Joseph Meyer 10:00am Rich Galien, Kieth Biese, Joe Litz, Joe Weber 7:00pm Volunteers Servers: 4:00pm Emma Olig, Olivia Scheibl 8:00am Tom Vogel, Gretchen Augustine 10:00am Bryce Schoenberger, Abby Biese 7:00pm Volunteers Scrip 4:00pm Debbie Griem 10:00am Marlene Zutz

Cleaning: Ken & Kathy Riesterer

Holy Trinity Stewardship for Aug. 10, 2014

Weekly Yearly Budget

Envelopes $ 1,061.00 $ 95,500.00

Loose $ 221.00 $ 12,000.00

Total $ 1,282.00 $107,500.00 Support Budget/Week: $ 2,068.00 $ 9,435.31 received for year

Difference This Week $ -786.00 $98,064.69 needed by 6/30/15

Green Sunday: $25.00 Special Collection Total:

HT Christian Women Calendar Winners are….

Aug. 10 - $30 Orville Bonde, Kiel Aug. 11 - $20 Pete Moehring, Elkhart Lake Aug. 12 - $20 Kathy Riesterer, (SG) Kiel Aug. 13 - $20 Erik Kohlman, Manitowoc Aug. 14 - $20 Darlene Faust, Kiel Aug. 15 - $100 Orville Bonde, Kiel Aug. 16 - $20 Jason Boettner, Sheboygan

Weekend of August 16 & 17, 2014

Pray for the Sick:

Kevin Koenig, John E. Meyer, Pete Wagner, Randy Riesterer, Fran-cis Scharenbroch, Tammy Riesterer, Warren “Corky” Fidlin, Rhonda (Riesterer) Pelk, Delores Schad, Simon Scharenbroch, Susie (Weber) Mueller, Arlene Schneider, Alex Bonde, Nancy Henke, Jim Broeckert, Rosie Schneider, Bernice Scharenbroch, and Al Ri-esterer.

To add or remove a name from this listing, please call either Parish Of-fice-SG: 773-2511 or HT: 773-2380 Thank you.

Throughout the summer we will have a variety of trivia questions. See how many

you can guess correctly. The answers can be found at the bottom of

the page.

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1) ____ is the faith formation process for adults who are seek-ing to become Catholic.

A) CCD B) RCIA C) VBS D) a PHD in theology

2) At Mass, which reading is usually sung?

A) the Gospel B) the Responsorial Psalm C) the Old Testament D) a letter from St. Paul

3) Catholics believe that when we die, we____.

A) are reincarnated B) become dirt and that’s it C) are judged D) go to heaven because we are Catholic

4) Before attending Mass, Catholics should fast for___ to pre-pare to receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.

A) 24 hours B) 40 days & 40 nights C) 1 hour D) the walk through the parking lot to church

5) Most children celebrate First Reconciliation and First Eucharist when they are in___.

A) eight grade B) second grade C) first grade D) senior in high school

6) In the Bible, the___ specifically tell about Jesus’ life and ministry.

A) books of the Old Testament B) Psalms C) Proverbs D) Gospels

Holy Trinity:

Living & Deceased Members of Holy Trinity

St. Gregory:

Living & Deceased Members of St. Gregory Parish

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Students & Staff of St. Gregory School

From August 17th thru August 23rd, the Sanctuary Candle(s) are burning

in memory/honor of:

ST. GREGORY SCRIP

Scrip is sold in the parish office: M-F 7:30 -12:00 & 12:30 - 4:00

Scrip is also sold after all Masses

Scrip sales ending Aug. 10: $9,015.00 3% (average) profit to the parish: $270.45

Debbie Griem, Scrip Coordinator 773-2708

Congratulations to our July Scrip Winner ~Mary Zutz~

The following parish family members are serving our nation in the Armed Forces:

Kurt Binversie, Nicole Bornette, Alex Ristow, Matthew Zoelle, Jesse Augustine, Joshua Kleinhans, Jake Baumann, Michael Reindl, and Anton Simon.

We pray to the Lord that He watches over them and keeps them safe.

If there are any more names, please call the parish offices.

HOLY TRINITY SCRIP:

Scrip sold in office: M, T, Th., F ~ 9:00 –Noon & 1:00-4:00 Scrip is also sold after 8:00 am Mass on Sunday

Sales ending Aug. 10 = $2,685.00 Profit ending Aug. 10 = $166.30

Thank you for buying scrip! Betty Hardy, Scrip Coordinator ~ 920-565-4588

Answers:

1) (B) RCIA 2) (B) the Responsorial Psalm 3) (C) are judged 4) (C) 1 hour 5) (B) second grade 6) (D) Gospels

2014-15 Silver Lake College Instrumental Ensembles

Friday, Oct. 10-”The Music of Johan de Meij” Silver Lake

Wind Ensemble will perform arrangements and works by Dutch

composer Johan Meif. Saturday, Dec. 6-”Christmas a Silver Lake”-All seven Silver

Lake College ensembles will perform at this special holiday event. Thursday, Feb. 12-”Tunes to Love”-Silver Lake Jazz Ensem-

ble will be joined by Voice Studio and Piano Studio for this valen-

tine’s celebration. Saturday, Feb. 21-”Concert Classics”-Silver Lake Wind En-

semble will perform songs by well-known composers of wind band repertoire.

Friday, April 24-”Young at Heart”-All Silver Lake instrumental

ensembles will bring out the youth in everyone in their final per-formance for the season.

Tickets will range from $5 to $10, and can be purchased by calling 686-6173 in advance. All performance start at 7pm. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door the evening of the performance. For more infor-

mation contact Jeremiah Eis, Music Dept. Chair at 686-6185.

Dates to Remember in August Aug. 19 St. Gregory Food Pantry open 1-1:30pm

Aug. 26 SG finance meeting 6:30pm, parish council meeting 7:30pm

Aug. 27 SGS Sneak Peek Day!

Sept. 1 Labor Day

Sept. 2 First Day of School!!

Sept. 6 Back to School Picnic after 4pm Mass Sept. 9 Holy Trinity Finance at 6:00, Parish Council at 7:00

Sept. 10 Salad Luncheon at Holy Rosary Gymnasium in New Holstein. Serving 11-12:30pm. $7/person, 5 & under FREE

Sept. 13 SG Students will march in St. Nazianz Community Fest parade at Noon

Sept. 13 SG wedding; Bonde/Vanegeren HT wedding; Schultz/ Bahrs

Sept. 20 & 21 Second Collection-Green Sunday

ST. GREGORY PARISH OUTREACH INFORMATION:

Prayer Line; Lucille Heinzen at 773-2317

Nursing Home/Assisted Living; Debbie Griem at 773-2708

Food Pantry; Faye Riesterer at 773-2422

Outreach Crafters; Carmen Pankratz 758-3790 or Connie Bell 773-2600

Or call Debbie Griem at 773-2708

Fr. Pat’s Corner . . .

“But Jesus did not say a word in answer to her.

Jesus’ disciples came and asked him, “Send her away, for she keeps calling out after us.”

He said in reply, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

But the woman came and did Jesus homage, saying, “Lord, help me.” (Matt. 15: 23-25)

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JESUS RESPONDS TO FAITH NOT PLEADING History will help us understand the readings for this week…..

The grandson of Abraham (from Isaac) was Jacob. When Jacob wrestles with the Angel of God all night he is renamed “Israel”. This is where the nation we call Israel comes from. Jacob had 12 sons that became the famous “12 tribes of Israel”. In our Gospel, Jesus says: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”

The “Lost house of Israel” is actually 10 tribes descended from Jacob. Only the remainder of the tribes of Joseph and Judah comprised the Jew-ish people of the New Testament.

These tribes, or sons of Abraham, were lost because they were deported around the Kingdom Assyria in 722 BC and intermarried with the native Assyrians to lose the faith in the One God of Abraham.

Well, OK – that’s the historical background to what Jesus says about seeking the “Lost Sheep of Israel.” When Jesus lived only the descen-dants of two of those tribes returned after the fall of Assyria in 610 BC: the descendants of the Tribes of Joseph (the Israelites) and Judah (the Jews). Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea and raised in Nazareth of Galilee, just North of Samaria.

So, Jesus is a Jew who grew up in a land of “non-Jews”, or Israel-ites!

The woman that pleads for Jesus to exorcise her daughter is from an area below Judea, near Arabia (today), Canaan. They are non-Jews as well.

Jesus may have intended to help her but, needed to remain Jewish in order to save the lost Jews. So, Jesus responds to those of faith!

Remember Jesus scolds the Apostles for their little faith and then is ap-proached by non-Jews that show greater faith than His disciples.

The moral of all this history is to show how Jesus is merciful and accept-ing of all people, even those thought to be outside the faith.

Jesus is our example! Mercy and acceptance of all people is the way to save the lost!

We need to accept the person not the sins of others.

We need to accept the prayer not the blasphemy of others.

We need to accept the hope not the condemnation of others.

We need to be Christ-like not judge and jury towards others. We need to give witness of, not preach, the faith. Jesus will respond to our prayers and actions done with faith in Him. We show our faith in our deeds. Our lifestyle must give witness to a lov-ing and forgiving God that sent His Son to redeem and save all people!

May our Divine Savior bless you, -Fr. Pat

2014 BISHOP’S APPEAL

To Date Goal

St. Gregory : $14,006.50 $18,233.00 77% of goal reached

Holy Trinity: $13,550.00 $14,220.00 95% of goal reached

Thank you for all donations received.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION RE Coordinator ~ Jessica Schneider 920-645-1001

All RE packets have been mailed,

if you do not receive one or would

like to be on the list, please call Jessica at the number

above.